Ode to the west wind by Shelley, England: If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Significance: The poet asked Xifeng to help him sweep away his lethargy, spread the poem in all directions, and awaken the sleeping earth. It expresses the poet's hatred of reactionary and decadent forces, his ardent hope and firm belief that the revolution will eventually win and have a bright future, and profoundly reveals the objective law that new things will surely overcome old things.
Extended data:
Ode to the west wind uses symbolism, and the poet writes the image of the west wind with beautiful and energetic imagination. The majestic poem and strong passion show people the image of the fierce west wind, eager to sweep away the old world and create a new world. The strange and vivid metaphors in the poem, the decay of dead leaves, the crazy girl's hair, the black rain and the dark world all deeply shocked people's hearts.
Shelley is singing the west wind, and at the same time she is singing the revolutionary storm sweeping Europe. The revolutionary movement was surging, the crown fell to the ground with the wind, and groups of monsters fled at the wind, which was a vivid portrayal of the European revolutionary situation at that time.